Today, my mobile phone wouldn't turn on. I took it in to the phone store, but they won't fix or replace it because the account is in my dad's name, not mine. He's abroad for the next month, and the only way to get a hold of him is on a number I only stored on my phone. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my cell phone broke. It wouldn't even turn on. I went online to access my account so that I could order a new phone. I couldn't remember my password. The phone company had an option of "forgot my password". Upon clicking I get a message saying "Your password will be sent to your phone". FML
Today, my dad let me use his phone. Five minutes later, he had my mom call it because he thought he'd lost it. FML
Today, my dad took my phone away. This would be fine if I was 14. I'm 22 and pay for all of my own bills. FML
Today, my dad tried to blame me for ringing an out of network number for two hours, which charged his bill by the minute. I rang the number, which turned out to belong to one of his business pals who lives abroad. He punished me anyway for having an attitude when I proved the call was his fault. FML
Today, my phone stopped charging. I panicked because I can't really afford to get it fixed, and it's too stressful a time at my last semester at university to not have a phone. I took it to the repair shop, and the man turned it off and on again. it works perfectly. I'm a total idiot. FML
Today, I found a cellphone. I went through the contacts and called the one listed as "Dad" to inform them I could leave it at a cash register of the store I found it in, or take it to the police station so they could pick it up. They then called the police, insisting I stole it. FML
Today, I was involved in an intense argument with my dad. Just as I yelled, "You haven't done one thing for me", my phone rang. The same phone that, as of today, my dad no longer pays the bill for. FML
Today, I think there might be something wrong with my family's cell phone carrier or cell phones. They use Verizon, I use T-Mobile. They use iPhones, I use a Google Pixel 8a. On at least two separate occasions, my dad hasn't been able to get my text messages. I can't afford to switch carriers or get a new phone. FML
Today, my dad took my phone away because I "had to be texting while driving in order to wreck my car." I was too ashamed to tell him that a huge bug flew into my face causing me to veer off the road and into a brick mailbox. FML
Today, my dad and I had a yelling match about me "lying", because I was unable to contact iTunes support without a phone number. To prove a point, he went online to find the phone number. It's been an hour and he's still searching for the number. I can't leave the table until he has found it. FML
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mylife47 0
Get a Nokia nothing can break it
Shrike 24
"the only way to get a hold of him is on a number I only stored on my phone" Reading works great too.
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user324234324 1
First
mylife47 0
Get a Nokia nothing can break it
coolstorybro6969 6
Reddit?
Baconinator2000 0
Little late for that u think?
kkjkidonthate 4
When does the narwhal bacon?
coolstorybro6969 6
Midnight!
deLongenator 4
Should have memorized the number... Cell phones have destroyed that for people.
KeyboardWarrior 10
They can be dropped out of a space shuttle and not break. But, I'd feel pretty sorry for whoever has the misfortune of being hit on the head with the diamond/titanium fusion they call the Nokia.
Maddidaddi 0
This happened to me about a year ago. I was very upset.
linkinpark98 24
What if you tied a Nokia to the end of a hammer, and hit another Nokia with that Nokia?
melikesfml 11
My LG was hit by my sisters car, my dads motorcycle, my friend on a bmx bike landing a jump off a curb after it fell out of my pocket, and dropped hundreds of times and it didn't break. The only thing that killed it was my dream of getting an iPhone.
footballpro22 2
I shot one with my pellet gun and it broke.
idntwannaknow 3
You don't know your own dad's number? It's probably a good idea to memorize the number of someone in your family in case of an emergency.
iiTsAJ 5
Email
sm0kinBCBudz 0
2- I'm down 26 cells in 3 years 3 iPhones 2 black Berrys and million little shitty pay as you go phones. Your challenge is accepted want me to email you the pictures and summary or abuse I put it threw off my nice iPhone after I blow it to bits?
Neorecon19 18
157- dafaq?
sm0kinBCBudz 0
166- I'm rough on phones
Allahu_Akbar 1
You don't say...
coolstorybro6969 6
You can't talk to your father for a month and your only worried about a phone?
Insane_Tea 15
OP's father will most likely come back. But the month without convenient communication will not.
Mommyof2_91 10
They kinda go hand in hand
lilpowers 3
22- So your pretty much saying that OP cares more about communicating than his father?
bizarre_ftw 22
How old do you think op is? -_^ a month is not That long, especially if they're old enough to be by themselves which they likely are otherwise the other person(s) would have the number The issue is lack of a phone, they do more than make calls nowadays you Do know, right? A good majority of people I meet (myself included sometimes, and I'm not saying it's a good thing) don't appear to be able to exist 30 seconds without their phone, let alone 30 days (give or take)
Miss_Bethica 11
op is worried about the phone b/c the number is stored in there. how else will he/she communicate with their dad?
miniluda12 12
it's all about iphones
mk58 31
I'm presuming OP bought a Samsung, judging by their username.
nofearjenshere 12
^^ You look delicious... *inserts creepy face here* ;)
miniluda12 12
why thank you ;D
nofearjenshere 12
No problem! Om nom nom...
nofearjenshere 12
And those knock offs are for those who can't afford the real thing...(me) :(
sm0kinBCBudz 0
109- LAWL. I feel bad for you
tekcor 2
Free? So hard right?
Baconinator2000 0
Wow. Can't u prove that ur his son? That should be enough to get them to fix it. Just show them ur ID or something.
coolstorybro6969 6
The op is a boy
Baconinator2000 0
Ur point?
coolstorybro6969 6
The comment said "can't you just prove your his daughter" they changed it after I told them
Baconinator2000 0
I posted it. It always said son
dominic1221 6
It said daughter. Own your mistakes, Bacon. Don't be a pussy-ass bitch.
Baconinator2000 0
I was just screwing w the guy before. No need to get all sensitive
coolstorybro6969 6
How so?
Baconinator2000 0
Also how did u know the OP was a boy. I just took ur word for it but now that I think about it. Why do u think ur right?
coolstorybro6969 6
....try the symbol in the corner of the FML
Baconinator2000 0
Sry. I didn't notice that til now. I'm wrong
DocBastard 40
Baconator, for ****'s sake you're not texting your buddies. You can type out "something" but not "you"?? Spell out the ******* words or **** the **** off.
coolstorybro6969 6
I respect you for saying that. Both 35 and 37
Baconinator2000 0
So YOUR the famous DocBastard that everyone talks about
DocBastard 40
*you're Holy hell, please kill me.
THE_A_TEEN 28
Can we just give out Banhammers to the idiots who still use txt lingo on the comment boards? Pwease Sirin?
The_Hitdude 12
Damn Doc! I thought text talk only got on my nerves...guess I'm not the only one.
KeyboardWarrior 10
Wat is dis gramer u talkin bout? Lyk lol..
THE_A_TEEN 28
^Ban plz
MikeDa1Da 14
Y dun u *** the *** off, Doc. Nobdy sed u had 2 read the thred of coments. Dun wine bout sumthing just 2 sound badass on the internets. Let the guy type however the **** he ******* wants to.
Meettitan 14
Try taking the sim/SD card out and asking them if they can pull contacts from it.
UnluckyIrishKid 9
Or try plugging the phone into the charger or computer. That turns them on occasionally if the power button is broken. Happened to an old Pantech of mine.
deviable 9
Or going to another place that fixes phones. There are usually places that fix phones cheap and you don't need your dad's name.
KeyboardMe 2
My phone company allows me to see the numbers I called on my bill online. Check to see if yours does too, and maybe you can retrieve the number if you've called him in the past.
TheresNoMoreTp 4
Cool story bro
zurpzurp 4
Working for a telecommunication company, you should be able to take the SIM card out and place it in any similar make of phone to retrieve your contacts - if you stored it to your SIM card in the first place. Good luck!
raney150 0
Not if the OPs carrier doesn't use sim cards.
MrBoredomioo 18
Or any phone
rainbowhobos 4
There's this new form of communication called... an email. I hear it works great.
Shrike 24
"the only way to get a hold of him is on a number I only stored on my phone" Reading works great too.
EagorLuvsBigFoot 8
I hate these dumbass' who comment, thinking they're so smart, when they can't even read the ******* FML properly.
KeyboardWarrior 10
Not everyone has an email address, smartass.
akallaan 7
E-mailing isn't so new :P
mazdamanpr5 3
Do you not get detailed billing, surely you have called him?
coolstorybro6969 6
Of the accounts in his dads name...his dad probably gets the bill
KeyboardMe 2
I just thought the same thing and forgot the phone was under his dad's name. *facepalm*
mazdamanpr5 3
Surely he has access to his parents account, I did when I was an irresponsible teenager
Heinousness 0
I love reading these catch 22 stories. They are always funny. Sorry OP.
ClosetTroll 10
If it's that important a number you should have noted it down elsewhere as backup. It's not shameful to shun technology and turn back to our old ways once in a while.
KeyboardWarrior 10
You mean before phones entirely, right? OP, shame on you for not hand writing a letter and sending it via messenger pigeon.
ClosetTroll 10
You jumped from pigeons to phones? Man, you missed out on a lot.
KeyboardWarrior 10
Indeed, I skipped the age of Instant mail, holographic horses and teleportation. There's no such thing you say? Well then, I say it is YOU who missed out on a lot!
sissycullen 4
Most people usually aren't that responsible. I know I'm not.
sissycullen 4
But you do have a valid point. People are way too reliant on technology now. Really, it could go either way because he truly wasn't thinking about how valuable that number was (at least not enough to write it down in case a situation like this occurred), but there's also nothing he can do about it either.
redwednesday 11
lol remember when people had to remember the number to call someone instead of just entering it in a cell phone?
Link5794 18
Remember when we had phone books? Neither do I. I'm sixteen
MistySky 17
You don't even have your fathers phone number memorized?!? Shame on you!
sbducks 5
******* read.
buck33 14
I don't see anything 20 read wrong. The comment is stupid, but yes, OP hasn't memorized the number.
gehoy 0
Actually it is valid that the dad has a different number than his usual cell phone. When traveling out of the country often setting up a cheap, short-term plan with a cheap short-term phone is the best option.
buck33 14
130 - you sir, make a good point.